A state and it’s people’s interests aren’t the same.
Take self-determination movements; the people in eastern Ukraine want to leave, the state of Ukraine doesn’t want to give up territory.
Supporting the state in this case is opposing the people, supporting the people is opposing the state.
If I was in Russia, I’d have pointed at Syrian Kurdistan before the US invasion/occupation of Syria.
AtmaJnana@lemmy.world 9 months ago
its pretty clear. You’re conversing with a tankie.
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 9 months ago
My guess is it’s actually an LLM.
AtmaJnana@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How am I to tell who is a tankie, vs a wumao, vs a Russian troll? It can be hard to tell who is commenting in good faith.
I’m kidding, of course. I just block them all. No one using these talking points is worth my time.
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Surely anyone who isn’t just begging for rivers of foreign blood must be a robot. Just inconceivable that anyone could want less bloodshed.
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Why engage with someone who uses a complete hyperbolic strawman like this